LAKEVILLE — A 15-year-old male student at Apponequet Regional High School faces charges of disseminating images "of a child in the nude" after a police investigation into a sexting incident that took place at the school early in January.

"The juvenile has been charged," said Officer Ryan Maltais, the school resource officer at Apponequet.

The formal complaint alleges the juvenile shared images via cellphone of a female student under 18 years old.

Maltais said those images were not widespread and were only seen by a small group of students. No other students were being charged.

The incident was brought to police attention by Apponequet Regional High School administrators, Maltais said.

Maltais said local law enforcement has tried to be proactive in educating students on sexting-related issues.

"Sometimes they don't realize, just because they're the same age, it's still illegal," Maltais said. "It seems almost all of the school-age population is using some sort of social media. We try to be proactive."